Pressing and ironing board and stand



(No Model.)

A ROTHROGK Y DRESSING AND IRONING BOARD AND STAND.

No. 601,481. Patented Mar. 29, 1898.

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PRESSING AND IRONING BOARD AND STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601,481, dated March29, 1898. Application filed March 24, 1897. Serial No. 628,937. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT ROTHROCK, a citizen of the United States,residing at J ackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvement-s in'Pressing andIroning Boards and Stands, of which the followingis a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention consists in the construction of a pressing and ironingboard and stand, and particularly in the construction of thepressing-board itself and the stand and the connection between thepressing-board and its stand, and, further, in the construction,arrangement, and combination of the various parts, all as more fullyhereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device.Fig. 2 is a broken perspective view showing the connection between thepressing-board and one of the standards. Fig. 8 is a broken verticalsection through one of the standards, and Fig. 4 is a detachedperspective view of one of the base-brackets and the end of one of theframesticks.

The device consists of a base, the standards, and the ironing-board,detachably secured to the standards. The base I preferably form of thetwo boards or strips A, connected together at the ends by the bracketsB, which have the sockets C to receive the lower ends of the standardsD, being detachably held thereto by means of the bolts a and the wingednuts I), the bolts engaging in the vertical slot 0 in the sockets of thebase-brackets. These base-brackets are provided with the ears E, havingthe recess or journal-bearing F, in which journals G on the framesticksH engage, these frame-sticks carrying frames I, which are adapted to befolded up against the standards and also to stand at an angle thereto,and are preferably covered by a cloth or other covering J to form acontinuous trough-shaped support beneath the pressing-board to keep thelower part of the garment which is being pressed from resting on thefloor. These frames or wings, as

I call them, are connected together by cords K, passing through staples,and by pulling. down on the cord centrally the wings may be closed upand held in their closed position by engaging over a pin or hook M. Onestandard at the top is provided with a hinge O, which has a leafextending over the top of the standard and the other leaf securedthereto. This leaf (1, which extends over the top of the standard, isprovided with a pin P. The ironing or press board Q is provided with anaperture at the end to engage this pin, so that it may be detachablysupported on that standard, or when the end of the board is engaged withthe pin a hinged connection is formed, the hinge being in the nature ofa universal joint, so that Without detaching the board from thestandard, but simply lifting one end, a dress or other garment may beengaged upon the board and then the board replaced on the oppositestandard. The opposite standard is provided simply with a stationarypin, such as P.

The ironing-board Q has a straight under surface e, and the uppersurface, which has the curved orinclined face 'i,risingtoapoint 76,intermediate its ends and the oppositely-inclined face Z on the otherside of the point It, may be substantially an elbow-shaped projection onthe upper face of this board. This elbow-shaped upper face with the longincline i and the short incline Z enables me to lay snugly against theboard any of the curved seams, such as the seam which unites the sleeveto the garment and other seams of a dress. By removing and reversing theboard straighter fiat seams may be pressed on the other face e.

I provide two sets of apertures m and n at right angles to each other ator near the ends of the board to engage with pins on the standards, sothat I may use not only either edge, but also .either side of the board,and the board is made Wide enough, so that it may be used, if desired,as an ordinary ironingboard.

By making the standards detachable and the wings folding I am able tofold or pack the device in peculiar shape for storage or for carryingfrom place to place.

What I claim as my invention is 1. The combination with the base andstandards, of a hinge having one leaf secured to one standard and aprojecting pin on the other leaf, a pressing-board provided with meansengaging said pin to support the board the base comprising the separatedstrips A, the metal end brackets B secured to said strips, the standardsdetachably supported in said brackets, the pressing-board detachablysupported on the tops of the standards, the Wings J pivoted inhorizontal bearing-sockets formed in the brackets, and a cord connectingsaid Wings and sliding in eyes on the standards.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT ROTHROOK.

Witnesses:

OTTO F. BARTHEL, M. B. ODOGHERTY.

